Glad to report that I've completed all 154 through the 5th round. Round 6, the one with the black is a easy/breezy round! Those should go quickly.
The last one is a bit more time consuming - though it really shows how the color are working together. Didn't I just say that?
This was getting exciting, so I continued to put on the 8th round.

It's amazing how all the colors work and really pop.
So I'll continue on. Hopefully over this holiday weekend I'll have a chance to work on them and possible finish up 25 of them or so!
By the way, this pattern has been okay. I'm still putsing around with the 8th round as I'm not confident about how the squares are to be joined. Knowing that this blanket will be used, gets me thinking of how to upgrade the joining to make a strong blanket for my niece.
Hope you are watching Shelby!